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Covid-19 has blown out our cash, say air balloon firms

Transworld Safaris crew firing up a hot air balloon in the Mara before take-off.


Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Even animals look in awe as they sail by advancing the tourists’ experience on their visit to the game reserve.
  • For owners and operators, the business had been lucrative until the first case of Covid-19 was reported in the country.

  • Balloons are fitted with baskets designed to hold a specific number of passengers at any time.

Floating hot air balloons above the Maasai Mara form a spectacular experience to those aboard as it is to those who are watching.

Even animals look in awe as they sail by advancing the tourists’ experience on their visit to the game reserve.

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